Izaac Farrell

{{short description|Jamaica & Scotland international rugby league footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Izaac Farrell

|fullname =

|image = Izaac Farrell.jpg

|image_size = 285

|position = {{rlp|SH|SO}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|1|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England

| height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| weight = {{convert|88|kg|stlb|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| club1 = Huddersfield Giants

| year1start = 2017

| year1end = 19

| appearances1 = 3

| tries1 = 0

| goals1 = 8

| fieldgoals1 = 0

| points1 = 16

| club2 = → Swinton Lions

| year2start = 2017{{small|(loan)}}

| year2end =

| appearances2 = 3

| tries2 = 0

| goals2 = 1

| fieldgoals2 = 0

| points2 = 2

| club3 = {{nowrap|→ Batley Bulldogs}}

| year3start = 2018{{small|(loan)}}

| year3end =

| appearances3 = 10

| tries3 = 2

| goals3 = 20

| fieldgoals3 = 1

| points3 = 49

| club4 = {{nowrap|→ Workington Town}}

| year4start = 2019{{small|(loan)}}

| year4end =

| appearances4 = 5

| tries4 = 0

| goals4 = 7

| fieldgoals4 = 0

| points4 = 14

| club5 = Rochdale Hornets

| year5start = 2019

| year5end =

| appearances5 = 12

| tries5 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| fieldgoals5 = 0

| points5 = 4

| club6 = Sheffield Eagles

| year6start = 2020

| year6end = 24

| appearances6 = 21

| tries6 = 5

| goals6 = 61

| fieldgoals6 = 2

| points6 = 140

| club7 = {{nowrap|→ Midlands Hurricanes}}

| year7start = 2024{{small|(loan)}}

| year7end =

| appearances7 = 2

| tries7 = 0

| goals7 = 5

| fieldgoals7 = 0

| points7 = 10

| club8 = {{nowrap|→ Keighley Cougars}}

| year8start = 2024{{small|(loan)}}

| year8end =

| appearances8 = 2

| tries8 = 2

| goals8 = 0

| fieldgoals8 = 0

| points8 = 8

| club9 = Keighley Cougars

| year9start = 2025

| year9end = present

| appearances9 = 0

| tries9 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| fieldgoals9 = 0

| points9 = 0

| teamA = Jamaica

| yearAstart = 2021

| yearAend =

| appearancesA = 1

| triesA = 0

| goalsA = 3

| fieldgoalsA = 0

| pointsA = 6

| teamB = {{rlnt|Scotland}}

| yearBstart = 2024

| yearBend =

| appearancesB = 1

| triesB = 0

| goalsB = 0

| fieldgoalsB = 0

| pointsB = 0

| new = yes

| source = {{Cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/|title=Players|website=LoveRugbyLeague|access-date=30 May 2017|archive-date=3 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403181023/https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/izaac-farrell/summary.html|title=Izaac Farrell - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}{{Rugby league records|title=Izaac Farrell|id=2428}}

| updated = 31 October 2024

| module = {{infobox person

| embed = yes

| father = Anthony Farrell

| mother =

| spouse =

| education =

| alma_mater =

| relatives = Joel Farrell (brother)

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Izaac Farrell (born 30 January 1998) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half for Keighley Cougars in the RFL League 1.

Izaac is a product of Huddersfield Giants' academy system{{Cite web|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/news/academy-product-izaac-farrell-signs-12945721|title=Izaac Farrell signs Super League deal for Huddersfield Giants|first=Pete|last=Barrow|date=26 April 2017|website=YorkshireLive}} and is the son of former Huddersfield, Sheffield, and Leeds player Anthony Farrell and the brother of current Sheffield Eagles player Joel Farrell

Playing career

=Huddersfield Giants=

In 2017 he made his Challenge Cup début for the Huddersfield Giants against the Swinton Lions.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/match/ERLP3989362|title=Rugby League - BBC Sport|work=BBC Sport }}

=Batley Bulldogs=

In 2018 he joined the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship on a season long loan.{{cite web|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/news/giants-half-back-izaac-farrell-13877041|title=Giants half-back Izaac Farrell to spend 2018 at Batley|publisher=Huddersfield Daily Examiner|date=9 November 2017|accessdate=11 November 2017}}

He made his Super League debut for the Giants in February 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MzItMTg4NS0tNS0tLS0tMjM3MTgtLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t|title=Custom Match List - Rugby League Project|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}

=Sheffield Eagles=

In 2020, Farrell joined his brother Joel at Sheffield Eagles.

=Keighley Cougars=

Farrell made two appearances on loan for Keighley Cougars in the RFL League 1 on loan during the 2024 season{{cite web|website=Sheffield Eagles|date=24 May 2024|accessdate=25 Oct 2024|title=Izaac Farrell joins Keighley Cougars on loan|url=https://www.sheffieldeagles.com/Eagles-News/article/izaac-farrell-joins-keighley-cougars-on-loan/}} On 15 October 2024 he signed for a two-year deal with the club.{{cite web|website=Telegraph & Argus|date=15 Oct 2024|accessdate=25 Oct 2024|author=Nathan Atkinson|title=Keighley Cougars sign Izaac Farrell but eight players leave|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/24652770.keighley-cougars-sign-izaac-farrell-eight-players-leave/}}

International

=Scotland=

He made his debut for {{rlnt|Scotland}} in the defeat to {{rlnt|Ireland}} in October 2024 at Gateshead.

Personal life

Born in England, Farrell is of Jamaican, Trinidadian and Scottish descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/west-indies-rugby-league-team|title=How the West Indies could line-up if their rugby league team returned|date=10 January 2023|website=Love Rugby League}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/england-knights-v-jamaica-how-the-two-teams-could-line-up-21242/|title=England Knights v Jamaica: How the two teams could line-up|date=16 July 2019|website=Serious About Rugby League}}

References

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